Median Household Income
$33,750
Median Home Value
$85,300
Median Gross Rent
$577/mo
Poverty Rate
38.9%
Unemployment Rate
4.2%
Homeownership Rate
74.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
8.5%
Median Age
39.0
Population Over Time
McCreary County shrank 6.7% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
18,073
2016
17,850
2018
17,635
2020
17,333
2022
16,892
2024
16,867
Business & Industry
McCreary County has 157 business establishments employing 1,522 people.
Health care and social assistance
26
Accommodation and food services
15
Other services (except public administration)
13
Professional, scientific, and technical services
9
Finance and insurance
9
Real estate and rental and leasing
6
Information
5
Wholesale trade
5
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.